SENNA TRIBUTE FROM FULLERTON’S DAUGHTER

Jenny Fullerton, the daughter of former world kart champion Terry Fullerton, has created a personal tribute to the Grand Prix legend Ayrton Senna.

Senna’s career began by going head-to-head with Jenny’s famous father for two years at the top of world karting, before he moved to Formula Ford and then onwards and upwards to Formula 1.

Fullerton is credited with “turning the boy into a man” in motorsport terms, from the talented but inexperienced 17 year-old who first arrived in Europe to race karts, to the 20 year-old who then embarked on a car racing career which led to the top – and being remembered as the greatest ever by many fans.

Jenny is currently studying at university in the UK and was, of course not born, when her father and Senna were dominating world karting, but her view on Senna has naturally been coloured by her father’s unique relationship with him.

Artwork: Jenny Fullerton

Fullerton is still active in the young driver mentoring sphere, currently based in Mexico City for a while, working with a young Mexican racer …

Our thanks to Terry Fullerton for permission to reproduce Jenny’s art.

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